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I've always subconsciously looked out for the total Christian and when I found him he turned out to be a non-practicing Jew.

— William F. Buckley Jr. Let Us Talk of Many Things : The Collected Speeches (2000)

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Referring to Richard M. Clurman (1924 - 1996), a journalist, editor and administrator best known for his long association with Time magazine.

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